Cincinnati Redlegs vs Pittsburgh Pirates
June 6, 1953 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on June 6, 1953 at Forbes Field. The Cincinnati Redlegs defeated the Pittsburgh Pirates and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."

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Cincinnati Redlegs 15, Pittsburgh Pirates 7

Cincinnati Redlegs ab   r   h rbi
Hatton 2b 4 1 1 0
Adams 3b 5 3 3 3
Bell cf 4 1 1 1
Greengrass lf 3 2 1 2
Kluszewski 1b 5 1 1 2
Marshall rf 5 1 1 2
Seminick c 2 1 0 0
  Temple pr 1 2 1 2
  Landrith c 0 0 0 0
McMillan ss 4 2 4 2
Raffensberger p 3 0 0 0
  Smith p 0 0 0 0
  Marquis ph 1 1 1 1
  Collum p 0 0 0 0
Totals 37 15 14 15
Pittsburgh Pirates ab   r   h rbi
Bernier cf 5 1 1 1
O'Brien J. 2b 4 2 2 0
Ward 1b 4 0 1 0
Thomas lf 4 0 0 0
O'Connell 3b 4 1 3 2
Hermanski rf 4 1 2 3
Cole ss 4 0 1 0
Janowicz c 1 0 0 0
  Sandlock c 2 1 1 0
  Smith ph 1 0 1 0
Hetki p 2 0 0 0
  Face p 0 0 0 0
  Pellagrini ph 1 1 1 1
  Friend p 0 0 0 0
  LaPalme p 0 0 0 0
  O'Brien E. ph 1 0 0 0
Totals 37 7 13 7
Cincinnati 001 013 02815140
Pittsburgh 000 100 0607131
  Cincinnati Redlegs IP H R ER BB SO
Raffensberger   7.0 10 5 5 1 1
  Smith  W(4-0) 1.0 2 2 2 0 1
  Collum  SV(2) 1.0 1 0 0 0 1
Totals
9.0
13
7
7
1
3
  Pittsburgh Pirates IP H R ER BB SO
Hetki   5.0 5 5 4 2 2
  Face   3.0 3 2 2 0 2
  Friend  L(1-6) 0.2 3 6 6 3 0
  LaPalme   0.1 3 2 2 0 0
Totals
9.0
14
15
14
5
4

  E–J. O'Brien (1).  DP–Cincinnati 3. Hatton-McMillan-Kluszewski, McMillan-Kluszewski, McMillan-Hatton-Kluszewski, Pittsburgh 2. J. O'Brien-Cole-Ward, Ward-Cole-Ward.  PB–Janowicz (1).  2B–Pittsburgh J. O'Brien (1,off Raffensberger); Bernier (4,off Raffensberger); O'Connell (10,off Smith)..  3B–Cincinnati Hatton (1,off Hetki); Bell (1,off Hetki); Greengrass (5,off Face); Marshall (2,off LaPalme)., Pittsburgh Pellagrini (2,off Raffensberger).  HR–Cincinnati McMillan (3,3rd inning off Hetki 0 on 1 out); Temple (1,9th inning off LaPalme 1 on 2 out)., Pittsburgh Hermanski (1,8th inning off Smith 2 on 2 out).  SH–Bell (2,off Face); McMillan (4,off Friend)..  Team LOB–2.  Team–4.  U-HP–Frank Secory, 1B–Hal Dixon, 2B–Larry Goetz, 3B–Frank Dascoli.  T–2:40.  A–6,685.
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